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please!!!! I had a 2 year non-compete. I was wrongfully terminated a week before the company was sold. I received 8 weeks severance package. Can I go work in the same field after the 8 weeks. I am 53 … read more

Hello, my name Joseph and I work for Norred Security & Associates. Let me begin and say that I took a 1 week vacation last week 8/07 thru 8/11, that was approved by the company, now I come to work tod… read more

My father, 83 was still working in at Reich Drill Inc. and was laid off in October 2014 along with others. That usually happens from time to time. April 2015 workers started getting called back as wel… read more

I have a client who want's to pay his employees paid time off. The client is telling his employees they will be getting 80 hours of paid time off. However, that includes 5 holidays (ie Christmas, Than… read more

I was hired three years ago to work Monday - Thursday, 32 hours per week, and was told that was full-time, with benefits. At the beginning of this year, my boss asked if I could work an additional 8 h… read more

I worked for a company for 8 years until March 30 2012 when the partners split. The original company no longer exists. I stayed with one of the partners and was paid for 40 hours from April 2, 2012 un… read more

1. I am 67 and a part time employee. I was working, for 12 years, 25.5 hours. I was reduced to a single 9.5 hour shift (an unusual length), the other 16 hours given to a newly hired 20 something full … read more

The company I worked for is in Lexington KY. They recently fired me but never contacted me in person or by letter. I have no reason for the firing nor has anyone been able to tell me. They sent an ema… read more

This is the scenerio: San Antonio, Texas. A non-exempt employee utilizes 8 hours of Paid Time Off on Monday, works 10 hours per day Tuesday thru Friday. The employer does not want to pay the employee … read more

If an employee is paid a weekly salary, and that salary actually works out to $20.00 per hour, but the employee only works 2-3 times per week, and not even a full 8 hours, are they entitled to their f… read more

on behalf of my daughter who works for the eeo dept. q, she has so much internal stress with her working working envoirment-co-workers that she tried to commit sucide because of the working envoirment… read more

Are non-competes valid for people that work in CA? My company is based on NY and they had me sign an employment agreement 10 years ago that says I "cannot sell or offer to sell to any Customer of CTG,… read more

Arthur sustained an injury to his back. Arthur claimed the injury was suffered at work and filed a claim for Workers' Compensation benefits. The employer opposed this claim saying the injury, if real,… read more

The electric went out at the company where my husband works, the employees had worked 4.5 house before the electirc went out. The company sent the employees home, now they are saying the employees wil… read more

I have been employed by a science and education non-profit funded my NSF and NASA for 6 1/2 years. Our grants average about 40 million per year. In the last 8 months, 9 of 11 employees in my departmen… read more

I am 63 YOA and work for XXXXX XXXXX. I am a Company Person. I work form Sunday to Tuesday 07:00 to 19:00 Hrs and on Wed I work 07:00 to 1300 HR. When my relief takes a vacation I will work 11 straigh… read more

I work for a company with approx. 175 employees, the work schedule is 5- 8 hour days, our department works 4- 10 hour days. We get 10 paid holidays a year. When they pay our department for holiday day… read more

I HAVE BEEN OFF WORK FOR 16 WEEKS AND WORKED 8 WEEKS SINCE JANUARY 2008. IM CURRENTY UNDER DOCTORS CARE. I HAVE 1 WEEK LEFT OF FLMA. IF THE DOCTOR PUTS ME ON LONG TERM DISABILITY WILL MY JOB STILL BE … read more

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